Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16
Ventilation.
From the Medical and surr,c.I ss,or,.r

From the Medical and Surgical Reporter
An Item Is going the rounds OF the daily parers
which states that Prof. yirchow SAYS concernlne
the keeping OF windows open In sleepi.g apart
ments: 1.-The vtiated air can only rush out when
the temperature inside ners from thar outside: AZ
remains stationary when the air Inside f. alneady on
equal temperature with that outside In that O. q
serious complications may be the conseqnence
ana many persons have paid for their mistaken
notion with their lives"
This is a fair illustration Of the sort OF teaching
which sometimes gets abroad, and witch IL Nc-
cepJed because Il is attributed 10 deservedly r,.
spected source. We trust that Nirchow did not
say what we have quoted; n he did. it ought not
morbid dread OF fresh air especially Il night
Many OF their houses are provided with doulse
windows. which effectually exclude the outer mir
at almost all times This may not seriousy afresf
the health OF Europeans and they may be Justified
In following their inclinations In regard the ye-
tilaton OF Their Sleeping apartments. Nlrchuw
himself has, We believe, done good thing In show
ing that the danger from draughts of AIR "A some
tiinee greaoer than tne supposed danger IRON an
be the first 60 recognize the fact that there could
be no danger from draughts under the conditions
mentioned In the warning he is credited with. as
stated above; and that n there was no way
In which opening a WINDOW could bring
about a chance IN the inside atmosphere
bring danger-except from thieves But the
comment we have cited overlooks the fact that a
change OF air can be effected without aEy ''rtlsl"
or difference OF temperature by the gentle move
ments which the atmosphere usually experiences,
and that these movements probably contribute
more 10 ventilation than the mere states srmth
or GOODNESS. la fact. what Nirchow Is said 10 re-
gard as the condition of greatest danger A. really
the safest The best time 20 open windows n
when the air Is stu, and when there T. no great
difference between the temperature inside and
outside OF a house. There may he times and
places when and where IL Is undesirable 10 admit
the external air To a bedchamber; but they are
Fet1.. teM-tar fewer than most people suppose.
posed 10 dr-ue.ts - 49,. A -
But we are glad 70 believe that Aniericans AZ a
class are not afraid 10 properly venuilate their
sleeping apartments, and we hope that they will
not be frightened by the citations Of even NJ end
nent an authority against the practice.
SCARED BY A BURSTING MErEoR-A dispatch
from syracuse, y. u. dated November l., saws:
large meteor passed over onondaga County
from the southeast 70 the northwest last evening.
IL exploded With report like distant thunaeT.
and rushed out OF their houses 10 see what was
the mattr. AT Marceilus it was thought the
hash and loud Tie reSort Houses and turnitars
ratiled when The meteor exploded
An INTERNATIONAL DOLLAR wAsrEp-A dis
patch from the City OF Mexico says: The Tsrrfisfo
Li5erdl, the organ OF the administrator, In dis
cussng plan for an international dollar, 20 cir
culate In the United states and Mexico, advO-
Gates the scheme, and intimates that this would
lead TO further Identification OF the interests of
Mexico and the northern republic, and would tend
10 obterate the frontiers as Tar as regards CON-
mercial transactions Tine advocacy 81 q common
dollar for the entire continent by the South Amer
lean Trade Commission attracts much attention.
LEE MosIER DIES GANE.-Lee Mosier, who muir
dered Hugh LAWYER In the Indian Territory on Octo-
Der -, lss6. was executed al Wichita, kas, Tues
day morning. The prisoner maintained perfect
composure 10 the last His only statement on the
gallows was 10 the man who adjusted the CAP.
asking him 10 tell smith, who for six months has
been his cell mate, ''that die game Mo,aer's at
torney had applied 10 The President for cleDency
for the condemned man, but received a dispatch
yesterday morning saying the President saw lao
grounds for interfering win the sentence.
The eight rebeilious Crow Indians arrived in ST.
Paul yesterday, and Will be 1ncarcerated until Tie
Secretary OF the Interior makes some decision IN
their case.